Exam 3: Theoretical Frameworks

Jorge and Tito have been married for several years. When he goes to bed, Tito leaves his socks lying on the bedroom floor, something that really bothers Jorge. Jorge asks Tito nicely to please put the socks in the laundry hamper, but it isn't until he has yelled at Tito about the socks that Tito actually does so. A social learning theorist would say that because Jorge has to resort to yelling before Tito responds, Jorge's nagging behavior has been reinforced in an example of:

Which of the following statements describes working models?

One of the major contributions that social ecological models make to the study of intimate relationships is that they:

7.A fundamental assumption of social exchange theory is that people evaluate the rewards and costs of their relationships. Define ÒrewardsÓ and Òcosts,Ó and describe the two types of potential rewards of an intimate relationship.

12.Outline the components of Hill's ABC-X model, and explain why the original model has been revised by McCubbin and Patterson.